Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . as that adopted for forming the constituti(^n of 1776. Theconservatives of that day who were trying to save the politicalark in which thev had securelv floated for so many years, inturn became the radical element that sought to overthrow theexisting constitution bv a method unknown to the instrumentitself, though it had provided a clear way for revision. Neces-sity, which was the justification of the actors in 1776, was thejustification by the makers of the constitution of 1790. Each 114. •35 .2 5 u u The Constit
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . as that adopted for forming the constituti(^n of 1776. Theconservatives of that day who were trying to save the politicalark in which thev had securelv floated for so many years, inturn became the radical element that sought to overthrow theexisting constitution bv a method unknown to the instrumentitself, though it had provided a clear way for revision. Neces-sity, which was the justification of the actors in 1776, was thejustification by the makers of the constitution of 1790. Each 114. •35 .2 5 u u The Constitution of 1790 party sent to the conventimi its most prominent men. On theRepublican side, those in favor of a new constitution were Wilson,McKean, iMifllin and Pickering; among the Constitutionalistswere the names of Findley, Smilic, Whitehill and (jallatin. Already new parties had begun to form. The Constitutional-ists had been divided into those in favor of revision and those whowere not, and ultimately this change in amending the constitutionled to still larger consequences. For some days the Republicansdeclaimed against the constitution of 1776, which surely tendedto irritate the spirit of ])art}- and make things worse instead ofbelter. Into this fermenting sea of talk Wilson did not Constitutionalists felt themselves discredited in the eyes ofthe people by their strong opposition to the federal constitution,and were therefore desirous to reinstate themselves in publicfavor by a fair rc\ision of the State constitution. Findley, themost influent
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